Total Crime Rate

415.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 415.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 155.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 73.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Other theft 36.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melbourne Villas area has the highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Arlington , and the 5th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Villas (BN27 3DX) in the last 12 months was 415.5 per 1,000 residents and was 902.2% higher than the Arlington average (41.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 47.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Villas (BN27 3DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A295 (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Melbourne Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A295 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2104 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downsview Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bramble Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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